Faculty Profile for Dr. Xiaohua Luo

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Dr. Xiaohua Luo
Lecturer — Ingram School of Engineering
IGRM 2203
phone: (512) 245-1826
Scholarly/Creative Work
Awards
Grants
Service

Biography Section

Biography and Education

 2016-2019 Ph.D. in Civil Engineering
Jackson State University, Jackson, Mississippi
2014-2017 M.S. in Intelligent Traffic Technology
Zhejiang Normal University, Zhejiang, China
2010-2014 B.S. in Transportation Engineering
Zhejiang Normal University, Zhejiang, China

Research Interests

 Data Analysis for Transportation Asset
Pavement Management Systems
Automated Pavement Condition Survey
Machine Learning enhanced 3D Image Processing for Pavement Condition Evaluation
Alternative Delivery Projects (Design Build/Warranty Projects)
Life-cycle Cost Analysis of Pavement

Selected Scholarly/Creative Work

  • Tao, J., Wang, F., Luo, X., Gong, H., Qiu, X., & Faieq, A. (2023). Developing the Quality Assurance Thresholds for Screening Automated Pavement Condition Data Using Prediction Interval Methods. International Journal of Pavement Engineering, 24(1). https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1080/10298436.2023.2222335
  • Gong, H., Tesic, J., Tao, J., Luo, X., & Wang, F. (2023). Automated Pavement Crack Detection with Deep Learning Methods: What Are Main Factors and How to Improve the Performance? Transportation Research Record. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1177/036119812311613
  • Luo, X. (2022). Improving Data Quality of Automated Pavement Condition Data Collection: Summary of State of the Practices of Transportation Agencies and Views of Professionals. Journal of Transportation Engineering, Part B: Pavements, 148(3).
  • Luo, X. (2022). Understanding the Effects of Structural Factors and Traffic Loading on Pavement Performance. International Journal of Transportation Science and Technology.
  • Luo, X. (n.d.). Improved One-stage Object Detection Model for Pavement Distress Detection Using 3D Pavement Surface Images.

Selected Awards

  • Award / Honor Recipient: Transportation Research Board. August 2020 - 2020
  • Award / Honor Recipient: AASHTO. 2017

Selected Grants

  • Wang, Feng (Principal), Jimenez, Jesus (Co-Principal), Luo, Xiaohua (Co-Principal), Das, Subasish (Supporting), Hong, Feng (Supporting), Shi, Xijun (Supporting). Administration of the Dwight David Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship Program (DDETFP) Local Competition at Texas State University, Federal Highway Administration, Federal, $25500. (Funded: December 2022 - August 31, 2023). Grant.
  • Wang, Feng (Principal), Jimenez, Jesus (Co-Principal), Luo, Xiaohua (Co-Principal). Administration of the Dwight David Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship Program (DDETFP) Local Competition at Texas State University, Federal Highway Administration, Federal, $25500. (Funded: December 2021 - August 31, 2022). Grant.
  • Wang, Feng (Principal), Luo, Xiaohua (Co-Principal), Minifie, Jana Roberta (Co-Principal), Gong, Haitao (Supporting), Tao, Jueqiang (Supporting). StarImage: cost-effectiveness improved automated pavement condition survey system, NSF, Federal, $50000. (Submitted: August 27, 2020, Funded: January 2021 - March 2023). Grant.
  • Wang, Feng (Principal), Luo, Xiaohua (Co-Principal), Schemmel, John Joseph (Co-Principal). Improve Data Quality for Automated Pavement Distress Data Collection, Texas Department of Transportation, State, $449720. (Funded: September 2020 - August 2023). Grant.
  • Luo, Xiaohua (Principal), Yuan, Yihong (Co-Principal), Wang, Feng (Co-Principal), Li, Liang (Co-Principal). National Summer Transportation Institute, Federal Highway Administration, Federal, $50000. (Submitted: July 2022, Funded: June 2023 - October 2023). Grant.

Selected Service Activities

University Mentor
Dwight David Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship Program (DDETFP)
2021-Present
Reviewer / Referee
Applied Sciences
2021-Present
Attendee / Participant
TRB standing committees AKC30 Quality Assurance Management
2020-Present
Reviewer / Referee
Journal of Open Innovation: Technology, Market, and Complexity
2020-Present
Reviewer / Referee
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
2020-Present